All Posts Tagged With: "Robert Kubica"
BMW Retain Nick Heidfeld, Robert Kubica & Christian Klien For 2009
After much speculation all season that German driver Nick Heidfeld may be dropped from the race-winning BMW team, Mario Theissen announced on Monday that his driver line-up would remain unchanged for the 2009 campaign. The news puts an end to the rumour of Fernando Alonso joining the squad, and confirms Theissen’s faith in his loyal [...]
Caption Contest: #52
The fifty-second photograph to feature in BlogF1’s caption contest. You know the drill, think of something funny and witty to say and leave it as a comment below. This week we have an image of Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld playing a round of golf prior to the British Grand Prix. I suspect though they [...]
Canada 2008: Kubica Takes Maiden Win As BMW Score Perfect Result
Robert Kubica has taken his first victory at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, propelling him to the very top of the drivers championship by four points. The win, which was also BMW’s very first in the sport as well, proves Kubica’s worth and Robert’s fine result was backed up by team mate Nick Heidfeld taking second place [...]
Canada 2008: Race Result
Robert Kubica has win the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix. In a very interesting race that just about had everything, the Polish driver came through to win BMW’s first race. Nick Heidfeld in the sister car came home in second making the Swiss-German teams results even more sweeter. David Coulthard finished third and deservedly took to [...]
Canada 2008: Lewis Hamilton Retires From Race After Rear-Ending Raikkonen
Lewis Hamilton has retired from the Canadian Grand Prix after hitting the rear of Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari during the first safety car period of the race. On lap 16 the safety car was thrown out on track to allow marshals to clear the stricken Force India of Adrian Sutil off the track. As soon as [...]
Tragedy & Elation: The History Of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
This coming weekend will see the Formula One circus descend on the Saint Lawrence river for the Canadian Grand Prix. The circuit, renamed in 1982 to honour Gilles Villeneuve, is one of the few tracks on the Formula One calendar that I truly like. WIth this interest came the urge to learn more about it, [...]
Who Is Lorenzo Bandini & What Is His Trophy?
Yesterday afternoon, BMW driver Robert Kubica received a prize of importance, and one I’m sure the Polish driver will cherish for many years to come. You see, this prize isn’t awarded to just anyone, and the recipient is chosen not on his results or by other obvious means, but instead they are chosen by the [...]
Theissen Defends Heidfeld As Kubica Negotiates Extension
Robert Kubica is currently only confirmed at BMW for the remainder of this season, and looking at the Pole’s start to 2008, the Swiss-German squad would do well to extend his contract for as long as they can. However, while Kubica looks to prolong his stay at Hinwil, team boss Mario Theissen has felt it [...]